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The Financial Times reported that OpenAI dissolved its preparedness team, the group that assessed whether its models posed serious risks, at the end of July 2026, moving responsibility for areas such as biological and cyber risk into existing teams. OpenAI denied the team was disbanded, saying research leaders in cybersecurity, biological and chemical risk, and AI self-improvement all report to head of safety Saachi Jain. The reported change follows several safety and ethics staff departures ahead of an expected public listing.

What changed

OpenAI had a standalone preparedness team assessing whether its models posed serious risks and developing mitigations.

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